This is a simple galaxy system made from particles. Everything is done in C++, rendered using ImGui primitives (Filled Circles). Each particle technically renders two filled circles- one for the base color, and a second on top to simulate emission. Particle count (not including the emissive circles) and rotational velocity are incrementally increased as follows: -800 particles at rotational speed 0.2 -800 particles at rotational speed 5 -15,000 particles at rotational speed 5 -35,000 particles at rotational speed 20 -35,000 particles at rotational speed 50 -35,000 particles at rotational speed 50 -35,000 particles at rotational speed 100 -50,000 particles at rotational speed 100 -100,000 particles at rotational speed 100 For more details on the process and code behind this, check out the post on my site: https://www.damonsgreen2.com/vesper/vesper-updates/iuvoparticles-galaxysystem

Came across footage of a little prototype I had made in #unity some months ago-honestly forgot I had even done this. Coded all the ground detection, animation transitions, even developed a lock-on and aiming system for it. Main goal was to build a baseline so I could recreate the smoke dash mechanic from Infamous:Second Son and build more traversal mechanics around it. Working by myself most of the time I tend to start projects, get obsessed with a specific feature and then silo that feature into a brand new project for refinement. Reason I stepped away from this one was cause it had a little too many dependencies and wasn't as modular as I had wanted. I have fixed a lot of those issues in separate projects since then. Might be time to pick this one back up...

This video is a collection of my development tasks from working on Catalyst by Wish Upon A Wizard

This is a short video demonstrating an instance of tactical use of resources, by quickly possessing a tower to increase fire rate to better take on advancing enemies.

I made a Game of the Year list for the first time! I have always wanted to do this but I don't typically play enough games in time to do so. Do we have any of the same games on our lists? Let me know down in the comments.

A short video demonstrating the addition of UI feedback into the game's third person build mode.

First game trailer from a team assignment at Full Sail University

This is all my opinion, and I don't claim to be a journalist so forgive me if I got any facts wrong. If you are interested in viewing any of the articles I mentioned I will link them all below. Let me know what you thought of Dreams and whether or not it deserves a second life on PC. Also, let me know what your favorite game was from the latest State of Play. Special shout out to Greg Miller, sorry you caught a stray but it was the best example I could think of. -I Played Shovelware For Platinum Trophies And Now I Feel Dirty: Jade King @ thegamer (May 18 2022) https://www.thegamer.com/easy-platinum-trophy-shovelware-ps4-ps5/ -Playstation Bans Easy-To-PlatGames And Shovelware: Syazwan Bahri @ southeast asia ign (Nov 22 2022) https://sea.ign.com/playstation-5-1/192682/news/playstation-bans-easy-to-plat-games-and-shovelware -https://dexdotexe.com/playstation-bans-shovelware-and-easy-platinum-games-on-the-playstation-store/ -Playstation Store Is Reportedly Removing Easy Platinum Games & Shovelware: Connor Trinske @ screenrant (Nov 23 2022) https://screenrant.com/playstation-store-removing-easy-platinum-games-shovelware-report/ -J Brodie Shirey @ gamerant (Jan 22 2024) https://gamerant.com/playstation-ps5-pc-ports-leaks-rumors-games-list/ -Bogdan Robert Mates @ gamewatcher (Dec 13 2024) https://www.gamewatcher.com/news/playstation-games-coming-to-pc -Dreams main website: https://indreams.me/ -Playstation exclusive game Dreams is making a big change : Raul Landaverde @ gamerant (Mar 20 2024) https://gamerant.com/dreams-live-curation-support-end/#:~:text=Back%20in%20April%202023%2C%20Media,development%20of%20a%20new%20project. -What happens to Dreams now that live support has ended (Sept 13 2023) https://docs.indreams.me/en-US/whats-happening/news/dreams-live-support -Update on Community & Curation support for Dreams https://docs.indreams.me/en-US/whats-happening/news/curation2024 -Tren game info page on dream’s site: https://indreams.me/dream/mvfUcpvDEBo #stateofplay #sony #playstation #gaming